A housing element designed to at least partially surround an image sensor or light source

Abstract

The invention relates to a trim element (10), particularly for a motor vehicle, intended to at least partially surround an image sensor or a light source (2), characterized in that it comprises at least two flaps (11-14) connected to each other by at least one flexible hinge (15a, 15c) forming a single unit with said flaps (11-14), said at least one flexible hinge (15a-15c) being configured to allow the trim element (10) to be folded around at least one axis of rotation (Xa-Xc) such that the trim element (10) passes from a first state, called the unfolded state, in which the flaps (11-14) are aligned in the same plane, to a second state, called the folded state, in which the flaps (11-14) form a non-zero angle with respect to each other, and in that each of the flaps (11-14) is provided on an inner face (17a-17d) with a microstructure formed of a series of bumps and hollows,the microstructure conferring to the inner face (17a-17d) at least one physical property among a gloss, as measured by a surface glossmeter at 60 degrees, of less than 0.3 GU, a gloss, as measured by a surface glossmeter at 85 degrees, of less than 0.5 GU, and a reflectance, as measured in the visible spectrum according to the ASTM E 1331 method, of less than 2%. Figure 2,